Defense lawyers in the Vatican’s “trial of the century” argued Tuesday that Pope Francis inadvertently violated the ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — As the Vatican’s highest appeals court reviews the landmark finance trial, defense lawyers are ...

Pope Leo XIV has appointed Sister Raffaella Petrini as a member of the Commission for Reserved Matters, which is responsible ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV fixed a technical glitch on Friday in a Vatican law that became problematic after Pope Francis named the first-ever woman to head the Vatican City State administration. Leo ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis criticized laws that criminalize homosexuality as “unjust,” saying God loves all his children just as they are and called on Catholic bishops who support the laws to ...

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis on Friday issued sweeping new sex abuse legislation for Vatican personnel and Holy See diplomats that requires the immediate reporting of abuse allegations to Vatican ...

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Leo XIV has begun correcting some of Pope Francis' more questionable financial reforms and decisions, canceling a law Monday that had concentrated financial power in the Vatican ...

Pope Francis shakes hands with Sister Raffaella Petrini, secretary general of the Vatican’s governorship, at the Vatican, on Dec. 23, 2021. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.) Listen ROME — Pope Leo ...